Christiane Amanpour Says She Is Leaving CNN After 43 Years

“I’m very sorry to see her go, but I’ve come to accept that this is the right time for her, both personally and professionally,” he wrote.

Ms. Amanpour, among the most famous faces in television news, had reduced her on-air obligations in recent years. She also started a podcast, “The Ex Files,” with her ex-husband, Jamie Rubin, a former diplomat and journalist, which she said she planned to continue.

CNN’s parent company was acquired this month by Skydance, the budding media conglomerate overseen by the tech scion David Ellison. In May, during an appearance in London, Ms. Amanpour said she was “concerned” about the coming acquisition, citing what she perceived as editorial changes at CBS News since Mr. Ellison took over that news division in 2025.

“I mean, do I have to list what’s happening there?” she said at the time, describing an “ideological realignment of CBS and the destruction, potentially, of ‘60 Minutes,’” a program to which she once contributed. (CBS has rejected accusations of bias in its coverage.)

Neither Ms. Amanpour nor Mr. Thompson referred to the Skydance acquisition in their statements on Monday.

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